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NewsPork exports decline
AHDB Pork has revealed that UK fresh and frozen pork exports are counteracting the recent increasing trend, decreasing by 7% to 14.3 thousand tonnes in July 2016, compared to the previous year.There was a 19% decrease in shipments to Germany; a key destination for cull sow meat, and exports to ...
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NewsBritish lamb comes out on top in French competition
French consumers have chosen a Quality Standard Mark lamb product from Great Britain as the best product of the year.In a competition organised by Dutch market research agency Q&A, the vacuum-packed cannon come out on top.The winning product: Cannon Of Lamb Glazed With Rosemary And Mustard.In the process of the ...
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NewsNSA supports major Brexit trade renegotiations
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is taking an active role in furthering existing trade relationships outside the European Union, as plans continue for the UK to leave the common market.Supporting the AHDB Export team, NSA played a major role at a reception held in Berne on 13th September for companies ...
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NewsHCC supports new Food and Nutrition GCSE
A new GCSE in Food and Nutrition is expected to prove popular as young people are currently tuning in to foodie shows such as Great British Menu and The Great British Bake Off.The new comprehensive qualification will replace the previous GCSEs in Hospitality and Catering and Food Technology, and its ...
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NewsTulip set to split business into four divisions
Tulip Ltd is set to split its business into four divisions in order to address some of the key challenges currently facing the company.Tulip CEO Steve Francis says the company needs to "regain its mojo".Tulip has previously said it expects to post a loss this year and the company’s newly ...
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NewsGovernment urged to introduce mandatory origin labelling
Farming organisations have called on the government to introduce mandatory origin labelling for meat products.In a letter to Defra Secretary of State Andrea Leadsom, the NFU, NFU Cymru, NFU Scotland and National Pig Association outlined how mandatory origin labelling would give shoppers more choice and confidence when buying British food ...
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Consumers confident cooking meat in packaging
A recent study carried out by Campden BRI has revealed that 90% of UK consumers trust packaging to cook meat products properly and safely.A total of 109 respondents representing a cross-section of UK meat-eaters were involved in the research, which was carried out to assess consumers’ acceptability of six samples ...
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NewsFood Club International celebrates 20th anniversary
Food Club International, a support and networking club for food businesses in London and the Home Counties, is celebrating its 20th anniversary.Rog Nugent is the chairman of Food Club International.Formerly known as The Food Club, Food Club International was set up in September 1996 as a self-funded support and networking ...
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NewsFrance crowned World Butchers’ Challenge champions
France have been crowned the winners of the World Butchers’ Challenge, beating teams from Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand in their debut at the event.Each team had three hours to turn a side of beef, a side of pork and a whole lamb into a display of value-added cuts ...
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NewsBritish Sausage Week build up begins with competition judging
Judging for ‘Britain’s Best Bangers’ takes place this week as the build up to the 19th annual British Sausage Week from 31st October to 6th November commences.Head judge and master butcher Keith Fisher will lead the team of judges, which will this year include a ‘senior sausage selector’ selected following ...
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NewsApprentices invited to enter Premier Young Butcher Competition at Meatup
The Premier Young Butcher Competition will return to Meatup at ArenaMK in Milton Keynes next year and butchery apprentices from across the UK are being invited to take part.Last year's Premier Young Butcher winner, James Henshaw.The competition is open to all 18 to 23 year old butchery apprentices throughout the ...
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NewsIreland in ‘positive talks’ with China on beef access
Ireland’s application for access for beef to the Chinese market has benefited from “positive” talks between the two nations.Discussions between the Republic of Ireland’s minister for Agriculture Food & Marine, Michael Creed, and China’s senior minister with responsibility for Quarantine Inspection Service, Zhi Shuping took place recently to negotiate access ...
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NewsNew Master for WCB
The industry’s own Livery Company, the Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB), is to elect a new Master today 8th September. A new Court for the Company will also be elected at the annual Common Hall ceremony, which will be held at Ironmongers Hall, London.Stuart Thompson takes over from Patricia Dart ...
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NewsScotch Lamb PGI supports children’s charity
Butchers and farmers throughout Scotland are being encouraged to don their kilts this month in a bid to raise £20,000 for the STV Children’s Appeal.Lorraine Kelly will take part in the Kiltwalk Big Stroll in aid of the STV Children's Appeal.Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) and Scotch Lamb PGI are supporting ...
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Industry mourns Riverway Foods butcher
The industry is mourning the loss of “hard working family man” and Riverway Foods butcher, Arkadiusz Jozwik, following his murder in Harlow. According to Essex Police, Jozwik, aged 40, was assaulted at approximately 11.35pm on Saturday 27th August outside TGF Pizza and Mr Luigi’s takeaways shops in The Stow in ...
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NewsLarge fire at Bramfield Meats
Firefighters are currently dealing with a large fire that broke out at Suffolk butchers, Bramfield Meats, in the early hours of this morning.A photo of the scene at Bramfield Meats taken from Suffolk fire and rescue service chief fire officer, Mark Hardingham's, Twitter account @mark_hardingham.The fire service was called to ...
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NewsPotential Australian trade deal could be catastrophic to UK sheep sector says NSA
An Australian free trade deal could be catastrophic to the UK sheep sector says the National Sheep Association (NSA).NSA chief executive, Phil Stocker.Australia currently has a quota to export just under 20,000 tonnes of sheep meat to the EU, which it fulfils every year. However, with an annual production of ...
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NewsHannan Meats voted Great Taste Supreme Champion
The title of Great Taste Supreme Champion 2016 has been awarded to Hannan Meats’ Glenarm Shorthorn 4 Rib Roast.(L-R) John Farrand, Guild of Fine Food, Peter Hannan of Hannan Meats and Alex Dower, Harrods.Produced in Armagh in Northern Ireland, the product, dry aged in a Himalayan salt chamber for a ...
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NewsFSA pledges to reduce use of antimicrobials
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has pledged to reduce the use of antimicrobials in food production animals, following a study commissioned by Save our Antibiotics, which claimed high levels of antibiotic resistant e.coli bacteria were found in UK supermarket chicken and pork meat.In light of the study’s results an FSA ...
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NewsMorrisons cuts meat and poultry prices
Multiple retailer, Morrisons, is set to cut the price of some of its meat and poultry products by 12% this week, in an initiative aimed to encourage families to cook with meat this autumn.The prices of nearly 130 cooked meat, fresh meat and poultry products are being reduced along with ...
